3.00 Credits
EDRC 522. Co-Occurring Disorders. 3(3,0). Co-Occurring disorder diagnosis refers to co-occurring mental disorders and substance use disorder nor behavior addiction such as major depression with alcoholism or schizophrenia with harmful use of opioids. This course will examine how mental illness in combination with chemical dependency and/or substance abuse plus other challenges, such as homelessness, impacts individuals, families, and society. A wholistic approach (biopsychosocial/mental, physical, spiritual, emotional) will be used to identify, better understand, and address combinations of these illnesses. This course aims to give basic knowledge concerning mental dual diagnosis, including diagnostic and treatment modalities, frequent mental dual diagnosis that are co-occurring with substance use disorder.